Saturday, February 13, 2010

Leads 4:REVISE

a)
40 passengers evacuated from Northwest Airlines jet Flight 428, following a flight from Minneapolis, due to a landing tower employee spotting smoke near the wheels.

Today at the LaCrosse, Wis., Municipal Airport, 40 passengers where evacuated from a Northwest Airlines jet. Flight 428 was evacuated because a landing tower employee spotted smoke near the wheels. All of this happened following a flight from MInneapolis.

b)
Three years missing 7-year-old boy is found in Brick Township, N.J after neighbor recognized the child's picture. The boy's mother is facing kidnapping and interference with warrant charges.

On Thursday night a 7-year-old boy, who has been missing for three years, was found in Brink Township, N.J. The boy was found due to a neighbor recognizing the child's picture when it was shown after the movie Adam The Song Continues called the police. The police arrested the boy's mother, Ellen Lynn Conner, 27; she is currently facing the chargers of kidnapping and interference with a custody warrant.



1 comment:

  1. Hmm, why are you giving me two versions of each lead? One good version is enough.

    In both cases, don't start your lead with "when" it happened, start with "what" and/or "who." Ex.: A 7-year-old boy who had been missing for three years was found in Brink Township, N.J., Thursday night after a neighbor recognized the child's picture on TV and called the police.

    Now why don't you try rewriting the other one.

    16/20

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